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Ferguson picked South Korea's Park over Owen
(Goal.com)
Updated: 2005-10-10 09:34 Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed
that the reason why he didn¡¯t sign Michael Owen from Real Madrid was because he
wanted Park Ji-sung instead.
Speculation was rife during the summer than the England striker would head to
Manchester after his frustrating season with the Spanish giants but United¡¯s
boss said that the South Korean was his real target.
"Michael¡¯s a very good player,¡± declared Ferguson ¡°but we¡¯ve set our team up
in a certain way. We bought Park Ji-Sung - if we had wanted Michael Owen instead
of Park, that could¡¯ve been an option, but we really fancied him.
"I think he represents the future - he¡¯s going to be a terrific player and
we¡¯re really pleased we¡¯ve got him.¡±
The 24 year-old midfielder, who was nominated for the Asian Player of the
Year award last Friday, joined the Premier League giants from PSV Eindhoven.
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